Confirmed Covid-19 cases and outbreaks were low in schools and nurseries in England in summer

There were ‘very few’ coronavirus outbreaks in schools and nurseries that re-opened during the summer term, Government research has found. Only 55 clusters of Covid were recorded in educational settings across England in the seven weeks to July 17, when No10 began the phased reopening of schools. Researchers led by a team at Public Health England … Read more

Care homes hit by coronavirus outbreaks are being locked down for MONTHS at a time

Heartbreak for relatives as care homes hit by coronavirus outbreaks are being locked down for MONTHS at a time  National guidance means entire homes have to be closed to visitors for 28 days  Care homes in England hit by successive outbreaks have been shut for months  Managers are confining residents to their rooms for the … Read more

Experts can now PREDICT outbreaks of Covid-19

Experts PREDICT future Covid-19 outbreaks: Hotspots can be identified using patient data and successfully identified Leicester and Manchester spikes which led to local lockdowns ZOE app from KCL accurately predicted Leicester and Manchester outbreaks   Northwestern University’s global system predicts a spike in Wyoming   Experts say the systems can be used to inform Covid-19 policy decisions  By Joe … Read more

Schools are to blame for more than a thousand outbreaks of coronavirus since September

Children don’t spread the virus like teachers do A Public Health England analysis found 70 children out of 1.6million who had returned to school in June tested positive for Covid-19.  Another 128 members of staff tested positive. And only 30 outbreaks were confirmed at 23,400 reopened schools (0.01 per cent). The analysis, published on August … Read more

Test and Trace was hit by ‘huge’ IT problems that led to ‘delays in squashing care home outbreaks’

The bungling NHS Test and Trace system was hit by ‘huge IT problems’ in October that led to delays in squashing coronavirus outbreaks in care homes, it’s been claimed.  Leaked NHS emails reveal an IT failure occurred in mid-October at a crucial point of the second wave of the pandemic, when infections were rising across … Read more

Mink Covid outbreaks in Denmarks will see lorry drivers turned away from UK border

Foreign lorry drivers WILL be turned back from the UK border if they have recently travelled through Denmark amid widespread Covid outbreaks on Danish mink farms ‘Mutation’ of Covid-19 at mink farms poses ‘risk to the effectiveness’ of a vaccine  Scientists fear it could be a ‘new pandemic starting again, this time in Denmark’ Lorries … Read more

Covid-19 UK: Hull, Bath and Derby outbreaks growing quickest

Covid-19 outbreaks are growing fastest in Hull, Derby, and Bath, according to official data that MailOnline has converted into an interactive tool to show how quickly cases are rising in your town.  Hull and Derby saw their coronavirus epidemics almost double in the seven-day spell ending October 25, with seven-day infection rates jumping to 279 … Read more

Covid-19 outbreaks are growing quickest in Hull, Bath and Derby

Covid-19 outbreaks are growing the fastest in Hull, Derby, and Bath, according to official data that has revealed only 20 of all 150 authorities in England saw a drop in infections last week.  Hull and Derby saw their coronavirus epidemics almost double in the seven-day spell ending October 25, with seven-day infection rates jumping to … Read more

Cambridge experts claim South West and East are only two regions where outbreaks are not plateauing

Coronavirus outbreaks are surging in the East of England and South West— but are plateauing everywhere else in England, top scientists have claimed. The two English regions have so far dodged tougher Covid-19 measures, but Cambridge University academics say that, although still small, their number of infections are rising faster than in any other region.  … Read more

Are Covid-19 outbreaks slowing down in university towns? Analysis

Half of England’s major university towns are already coming out of the other side of their coronavirus outbreaks, analysis of official data suggests. Major university towns, defined as having more than 20,000 students but excluding London, saw infections skyrocket at the end of September when students and teachers returned to education in their droves.  The arrival … Read more